CVE-2024-12860 CarSpot – Dealership Wordpress Classified Theme <= 2.4.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Password Reset/Account Takeover
Unauthenticated attackers can reset arbitrary user passwords, including administrators, leading to full account takeover and privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-12860?
CVE-2024-12860 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in scriptsbundle CarSpot – Dealership Wordpress Classified Theme, published on 18 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The CarSpot – Dealership Wordpress Classified Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.3. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a token prior to updating a user's password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.
Weakness: CWE-620
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12860?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Carspot Project Carspot.
How do I fix CVE-2024-12860?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12860 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-12860 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12860 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r5mp-q6w8-mrh9.